We’re, generally, just at or within 5 minutes either way of 4 hours. A small price to pay to speed up play.Makes sense to me soldier hollow in midway utah let a group out 2 ahead of us who after 3 holes was already behind one hole. Loose one group or many.Please understand I am not trying to oversimplify the problem because I do realize it is much more complex than my simple suggested resolve. green fee, there was a $15 deposit. No “player’s assistants to be seen.
If you have both active and passive measures to enforce behaviors then those people who slip outside of the expectations will be kindly nudged back into standard.Yes, you can build more time friendly golf courses that address the well known choke points but in many cases the eggs have already been scrambled for the preponderance of tracks were built long ago. I’ve been on a few courses where the marshals are overkill and will press you for falling behind 3-5 minutes. The group is “on the clock” as soon as it plays from the teeing area on the first hole. In their restaurant they asked me to speed up my eating so others could be seated. Don’t talk to me when it’s my turn. It’s non-confrontational because it’s just data and the group really can’t argue it’s the fault of the group in front of them.Seiber says if golfers insist on playing from the back tees, the course lets the golfers give it a try, adding they’ll be keeping tabs and if the group finds itself falling behind, they might want to move up.
2.4 Forms of Play; 2.5 “Ready Golf” 2.6 Time Par; 2.7 Utilising Golf Course Staff and/or Volunteers; 2.8 Communication with Players; 2.9 Deterring Slow Play ; 2.10 Incentivising Play at a Good Pace; 2.11 Pace of Play Policies; 2.12 Peer Review Have the Marshall spend 5 minutes talking about the place of play, the yardages and expected tees to play from, tell the group that the pace of play will be enforced, and have clocks that let you know when your group is behind, etc.For both to be true we need a third narrative: Golf courses are closing faster than participation is falling, leading to jammed tee sheets and overcrowded courses. Our rule at our course in Scotland was 2 hours, 45 minutes walking. If you want a fast paced game there are plenty of other options. The change in pace of play was dramatic – cut an average of 25 minutes off the usual pace.Those are things the golfer has no control over – it’s all up to the course. They played in 5h45… yes, 5h45 with caddies and in 3somes. I play the same course 3 times a week and come across these problems, mainly by people who are playing there for the first time. It’s always something someone ELSE is doing that needs to be fixed -not me.Most of all everyone needs to relax and be tolerant… I will not play with several guys because they go into a tizzy if we’re not on a 4 hour pace… it’s all they think about.I resent the 20 somethings that play the back tee and then proceed to put every tee shot in the woods and are waiting for greens to clear so they can try and hit it with their driver. Same thing and I love it. And they are failing.At my course when the field is slow on a men’s day it runs at 4hrs 30 mins -4hrs 40mins. I’m all for fast play (and play ready-golf, etc., whenever possible), but 3.5-4h seems like a much more reasonable goal.I like the point of player awareness starting in the pro shop or with the starter. A tight dispersion ball is great as long as you hit it straight!I’m seeing more younger people playing, they got the phone-thing going, and the music blaring, oblivious to the outside world. I think courses should at least go to 10 minutes for prime time tee times from 7:30-9:30. When one hole behind, friendly warning. Soon we were five minutes ahead of pace and were playing up the backside of the group in front of us – who were Rough down a 4some can get through in 4 hrs on a good day.“We are all part of the problem” is, of course, true. But as long as the group in front does not have a hole open in front, let them breathe. The ball retriever makes an appearance about three times a year. My favorite option is to increase the hole size for non league/tournament play. Pace of play remains one of golf’s most talked-about issues, and there’s no doubt that some people do get very upset when they fall victim to …
There was a penalty of $1 for each minute over an elapsed time of 4.5 hours.Agree that tee times should be minimum of 9 minutes apart and preferably 10 minutes.Golf is a sport where you spend time playing with your friends or family(social round) for 4 or 5 hours and get to converse and interact. They can manage accordingly. I don’t “hurry”. If the players are informed and educated they will more than likely comply in most cases. They won’t think they are playing slow and will love the experience.Do not allow walkers till after 3pm on the weekends and 1pm on weekdaysIf a course is marshalled properly, or there is GPS that tracks times and encourages people to move and the tee times are appropriately paced then it usually moves along.
He tees up first and the rest of us are ready to go as soon he tees off. Therefore, I love the idea of longer par 5s, and no drivable par 4s.